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NORD has commended the US Senate for authorizing medical foods coverage for the military in the National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943). The Senate bill now must be harmonized with the House version passed in May. Medical foods are special formulas and foods that are medically necessary for many digestive and inherited metabolic disorders. Until now, coverage has been routinely denied by TRICARE, a health care program of the US Department of Defense. NORD and several of its advocacy partners met with the Armed Services Committee and advocated on behalf of families for whom these special foods are a necessity.
NORD has commended the US Senate for authorizing medical foods coverage for the military in the National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943). The Senate bill now must be harmonized with the House version passed in May. Medical foods are special formulas and foods that are medically necessary for many digestive and inherited metabolic disorders. Until now, coverage has been routinely denied by TRICARE, a health care program of the US Department of Defense. NORD and several of its advocacy partners met with the Armed Services Committee and advocated on behalf of families for whom these special foods are a necessity.
NORD has commended the US Senate for authorizing medical foods coverage for the military in the National Defense Authorization Act (S.2943). The Senate bill now must be harmonized with the House version passed in May. Medical foods are special formulas and foods that are medically necessary for many digestive and inherited metabolic disorders. Until now, coverage has been routinely denied by TRICARE, a health care program of the US Department of Defense. NORD and several of its advocacy partners met with the Armed Services Committee and advocated on behalf of families for whom these special foods are a necessity.
